Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of the US Open 2023, the main favorite defeated South African Lloyd Harris (177th in the world) in three sets.

Carlos AlcarazPhoto: Antoine Couvercelle / Panoramic / Panoramic / Profimedia

Carlos Alcaraz in the third round of the 2023 US Open

Alcaraz, the defending champion at Flushing Meadows, needed two and a half hours to get past Harris, 6-1, 6-1, 7-6(4).

Lloyd led in the third set with a break (4-2), but Carlos came back in the next game and won the tiebreak.

The Iberian will battle for a place in the last 16 with Daniel Evans (28 ATP) after the Brit eliminated Dutchman Botik Van De Zandschulp (65 ATP) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

US Open 2023 will be held from August 28 to September 10, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be on HotNews.ro every day. Titled champions – Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Svyatek.